Bee-harming Pesticides Banned in Europe

Bees are vital — because of their pollination in the fields — to any nation’s food production and to Europe’s agricultural industry worth €22 billion annually.

That’s why Europe has voted to enforce the world’s first continent-wide ban on common insecticides linked to serious harm in bees.

The landmark European commission vote on Monday led to a victory for millions of environment campaigners concerned about dramatic declines in bees and bolstered by experts at the European Food Safety Authority who advised the move.